Recent content by Canadian Joe

many years ago I found this post and screenshot it, in 2017ordered and build the same ,but couldn’t find the post until yesterday ,Thanks for the inspiration

Here the info from what I ordered ,they do Not make it easy :( but they appear to still available, This is the link to the DCU pages https://www.4are.com/product/brochures/ARE_Commercial_Products.pdf If you go to page 4 you will see Build Your Perfect Commercial Aluminum Cap I will list...

It will be interesting to see how you build out your interior ! You have a lot more space then I do to work with.

With my DCU I have had no issues with it holding up to flex so far I have had it since 2017 . So far I’ve spent around 125 nites in it and it’s been on my truck for about 100000 km. (2300 km of gravel roads one one trip ) If I was to do it again I would the wedge style and have it start about...

This guy also has some good ideas ,Post # 6005 https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/truck-camping-photo-thread.407866/page-301

The idea came from this photo I saw on this website about 6 years ago . Read his notes For me the barn door style is the only way to go,I camped out of a Jeep Comanche pick up for a few years with a high-rise regular style cap, pulling up the tailgate and pulling down the cab door is not...

Here’s my from scratch build, we were seriously considering a trailer when my wife asked a critical question, Will it go anywhere the truck would go? No ! I do not travel full-time but have spent about almost 100 nights in this.

My wife got it from her dad, I think he make it,,,,,just kidding, I think it was on her grandfathers car.

Fully loaded with the truck stock except for running 265/75 /16’s went we did the Dempster Highway We got between 13 to 14 litres to 100 km, Total trip was about 16000 km. Almost everything you add from stock costs gas. You probably did see my truck on Tacoma World.There’s another similar...

This is what we did , it may give you a few ideas

There is a few tree up there This photo was taken just few miles south of Inuvik in 2017 on the Dempster

I had the same issues you you described,this is what I came up with,,

The great thing I like about a photo’s is they remind you how you feel when you were there , the small line in the foreground is the road.

As you can see in this photo I added some aluminum angle and 1/8 checker plate aluminum to the top ,it adds to the weight but it allows me to take photos from up there .

This is what I ordered from this ARE brochure https://www.4are.com/product/brochures/ARE_Commercial_Products.pdf If you go to page 4 you will see Build Your Perfect Commercial Aluminum Cap I will list what mine is 1 - DCU (035) 2 - 29 inch 3 - A- colour matched B - standard ( no interior...